Compensatory remodeling in symptomatic middle cerebral artery atherosclerotic stenosis: A high-resolution MRI and microemboli monitoring study

Neurological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 153-158

  Shi, Ming Chao ^a   Wang, Shou Chun ^a   Zhou, Hong Wei ^a   Xing, Ying Qi ^a   Cheng, Yan Hua ^a   Feng, Jia Chun ^a   Wu, Jiang ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Microembolic signal monitoring; Middle cerebral artery; Plaque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROTIC STENOSIS; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 84863260128     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132811Y.0000000065     Document Type: Article

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